this is bbc news, i'm annita mcveigh, the headlines at nine. the number of people facing long waits for urgent cancer treatment across england, scotland and northern ireland has doubled in the past four years. would the chemo have done any good if he had had that sooner? i honestly don't know. it is not something we are ever going to be able to answer and we have got to live with that. are you trying to get an appointment with a specialist? or waiting for cancer treatment? let me know by getting in touch with your comments, experiences and questions on twitter. i'm at annita bbc and use the hashtag bbc your questions. also in the headlines this morning... the chief executive of high street chain next urges the government

to let more foreign workers into the uk to help ease labour shortages. a sixth 24—hour strike this year by london underground workers begins with nine tube lines being shut down. the food bank charity the trussell trust says an extra 320,000 people have started using its services in the past six months. president zelensky says ukraine is moving "very carefully" after moscow announced its troops would withdraw from the key southern city of kherson. hello and welcome to bbc news this morning. the number of people facing long

waits for urgent cancer treatment has doubled in the past four years across england, scotland and northern ireland. bbc analysis of nhs data showed 67,000 patients waited longer than the target of 62 days for care including surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy. we're expecting the latest performance stats for nhs england in half an hour but first this report from dominic hughes. married for more than 50 years, wendy and tony had seen each other through thick and thin. in september of last year, wendy's husband had a routine chest x—ray. it wasn't until november he was informed there was something abnormal and was eventually told it was terminal lung cancer in january. we assumed, obviously wrongly, that if we hadn't heard anything, everything must be all right. tony died at the end of february, but that long delay in diagnosis and treatment still torments wendy and her children. it seems that it was the big delay at the beginning between when tony had his x—ray and someone then

raised concerns about what they saw on that x—ray — that was the thing? yes. and i'm not saying the end result wouldn't have been the same. it would, i know that. i think he perhaps might have had a little bit longer. would the chemo have done any good, if it had that sooner? if he'd had that sooner? i honestly don't know. it's not... ..not something we're ever going to be able to answer. and we've got to live with that. and my children have got to live with that, which is even harder. a bbc analysis of nhs data from england, scotland and northern ireland shows a dramatic increase in cancer waiting times. the majority of patients are only meant to wait a maximum of 62 days from when they first see their gp to the start of treatment. in 2018, before the pandemic, there were nearly 32,000 people in england, scotland and northern ireland who waited longer than that target of 62 days. but this year that number has

doubled to more than 67,000. similar data for wales isn't available, but long waits also appear to be on the rise. i know that all those in the nhs are working as hard as they possibly can to try and support patients. but what i'm concerned about is that it doesn't look like the targets are being met and the government are looking at changing the target, so i don't feel optimistic. what would really help would be to have that workforce strategy, to have a clearer plan for how we're going to tackle the real pressures that there are in the system. the anxiety of waiting to discover whether you have cancer and then for treatment to begin is something charlotte knows all too well. she was diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer, but had to wait months for her treatment to start. it was worrying and it was frustrating. there's more to the point because as much as i was phoning, i couldn't get seen any quicker

than what they could give me an appointment. i mean, they are under a massive amount of stress. i totally understand that. if i hadn't have been persistent, i don't know what would happen. it doesn't bear thinking about really. the nhs in england says more patients are being diagnosed with cancer at an earlier stage than ever before. that really improves a patient�*s chances of a good outcome. in august of this year, more than a quarter of a million people were checked following an urgent gp referral, the highest number on record. the system is under pressure and if it goes wrong, the impact can be devastating. at tony's old golf club, his family have planted a tree with his ashes. hiya, love. 0k today? yeah? still got some leaves left. they'll never know for sure if the delay in his diagnosis and treatment contributed to his death. but the worry is that many thousands more are living with the anxiety and uncertainty that comes with cancer. dominic hughes, bbc news.

steven mcintosh, executive director of advocacy & communications at macmillan cancer support, says long waiting times are causing even more damage to patients. they are incredibly concerning. what mcmillan is hearing every day, we provide some advice and support for people who are waiting for a diagnosis or treatment or surgery and that is traumatic. if you are watching the days and hours tick by, hoping you can get access to treatment as soon as possible, on top of all of the ways in which cancer can make your life fall apart, financially, yourjob, apart, financially, your job, family, apart, financially, yourjob, family, relationships, that is what is causing massive anxiety for those people affected. it is really encouraging people are coming forward with cancer symptoms, and it is important if you have got a lump or a bomb or an unexplained pain, get in touch with your gp and get into the system because the earlier we catch cancer, the easier it is to

treat. but even though we are seeing people come forward, the nhs does not have the capacity to treat them fast enough and that is due to the chronic shortages in staffing which means we were not even meeting our waiting time target before the pandemic. in waiting time target before the andemic. :: , pandemic. in the next 20 minutes we are expecting — pandemic. in the next 20 minutes we are expecting those _ pandemic. in the next 20 minutes we are expecting those latest _ pandemic. in the next 20 minutes we are expecting those latest accounts i are expecting those latest accounts await figures and we will have analysis of those from dominic hughes in the next hour. you can find out how your local hospital trust or health board is performing on cancer referrals from mid—morning on the bbc news website. today we are also asking you to share your experience if you are waiting for an appointment or waiting for an appointment or waiting for an appointment or waiting for treatment how long are you having to wait? what difference is that making tea. get in touch with me on twitter and use the hashtag your questions. the prime minister will attend the opening of the british—irish council summit today, making him the first prime minister to attend since 2007.

0ur chief political correspondent nick eardley has more. the last prime minister, the first minister since gordon brown to attend this. apart from the optics, what does this say about rishi sunak�*s intent with regards to the relations with devolved administrations and with the republic of ireland because the taoiseach is also attending this meeting? it taoiseach is also attending this meetin: ? , . taoiseach is also attending this meetin? , ., ., taoiseach is also attending this meetinu? , ., ., ., meeting? it is all about the optics toda , meeting? it is all about the optics today. frankly- — meeting? it is all about the optics today, frankly. two _ meeting? it is all about the optics today, frankly. two things - meeting? it is all about the optics today, frankly. two things will. today, frankly. two things will matter to rishi sunak when he turns up matter to rishi sunak when he turns up at the british irish council. 0ne up at the british irish council. one is the northern ireland protocol, those talks with the taoiseach about how to try and find a solution to the protocol that would get stormont back up and running, that would get the dup on board and unblock some of the dup on board and unblock some of the blockages that have been there for so long. the mood music on that is sounding a bit better. the

northern ireland secretary chris heaton—harris this morning has said he is a glass half—full kind of person and there is a lot of expectation from the negotiations between brussels and london. but i have got to say looking at the specifics it is not clear where that logjam is going to be unlocked. it is not totally clear if enough has changed to allow a new deal. so the optics on that will matter with that caveat that it does not necessarily mean a solution. secondly, as you mention, there is the discussion with nicola sturgeon, scotland was my first minister, and mark drakeford, the first minister of oil, and that matters in terms of optics as well because it is a very public show that rishi sunak wants to do things differently from liz truss who did not speak to nicola sturgeon or mark drakeford at all in her period in downing street. i think rishi sunak wants to give the impression that he is trying to come up impression that he is trying to come up with a collegiate approach to

some of the challenges in the economy and various other things. he wants to give the impression in his words that we are all working together. however, again, although the optics do matter, ijust put that caveat on the table, that that does not necessarily mean agreement either because i think there is a pretty big row coming with the scottish and welsh governments when it comes to the autumn statement and the fact there is going to be a big fiscal squeeze. there will be a lot of budgets which will see cuts over the next few years. i think there will be some pretty tense discussions with scotland and wales on that. . ~ discussions with scotland and wales on that. w' . ~ discussions with scotland and wales on that. w ., ~ i. , . on that. nick, thank you very much. nick eardley — on that. nick, thank you very much. nick eardley in _ on that. nick, thank you very much. nick eardley in westminster- on that. nick, thank you very much. nick eardley in westminster for - on that. nick, thank you very much. nick eardley in westminster for us | nick eardley in westminster for us on that british irish council meeting happening today. president zelensky says ukraine is moving "very carefully" following russia's announcement that it's withdrawing its troops from the southern city of kherson. russia's commander in ukraine says it is no longer possible to keep supplying troops there. for the last few weeks, ukrainian forces have been slowly

advancing towards the city. russian troops will now regroup on the other side of the dnipro riverfrom kherson. our international editorjeremy bowen, camera journalist fred scott and producer kathy long sent this report from the frontline. for days now, ukrainian soldiers on the kherson perimeter have been dismissing reports that the russians were going to pull back. when we visited a mobile unit on the flatlands between kherson and mykolaiv — the closest ukrainian—controlled city — the soldiers said they wouldn't believe the russians were leaving until they could see them go. leaving kherson would be a devastating defeat for russia — it was their biggest single prize since they invaded in february. in moscow, general sergey surovikin, commander of russian forces in ukraine, made the announcement.

he told a televised meeting of senior military leaders — including the defence minister — that russia could not properly supply its troops on the west bank of the river. translation: i understand this is a very difficult decision, - but at the same time we will preserve the lives of our service personnel, and in general the combat capability of the group of forces. ukraine's first response was to warn against premature celebrations. this week, we've been talking to ukrainian soldiers and kherson residents to try to gauge the mood there. you can't drive into kherson from here because there's a front line in the way. and even if you could, the russians don't allow independent journalists to operate there. so we have to try to piece together what's happening in a city that is, to all intents and purposes, cut off from the outside world. a few video snapshots of life now

in kherson have been posted. it's a city where russian roubles circulate alongside ukraine's currency, and the clocks now run on moscow time. the ukrainian soldiers we met at the front line facing kherson this week were very confident, not losing sleep over moscow's intentions. with or without the formal withdrawal announcement, these men and their commander believe that their flexible, fast operations and continued nato support cannot be beaten. translation: step by step, we will reach victory. - we will not rush, losing people on our way. the russian troops are scared. they didn't expect so much resistance from our side. ukrainian soldiers will suspect russia's motives until they can drive into kherson.

it might be some kind of disinformation strategy, or they believe the russians might be trying to sucker them into a trap. the fact remains, the hit—and—run war here on the front lines near kherson goes on. one question — a fighting retreat requires military skills russia has not demonstrated since the invasion. will moscow try to negotiate safe passage out of kherson for its men? jeremy bowen, bbc news, mykolaiv. let's hearfrom the ukrainian president speaking about that russian retreat from kherson. translation: the enemy does not give as gifts, - does not make gestures of goodwill, we fight for it all. and when you fight, every step is always the resistance of the enemy, it is always the loss of lives, our heroes. therefore, we are moving very carefully, without emotions, without unnecessary risk in the interest of liberating

all our land and so that the losses are as small as possible. our international editor jeremy bowenjoins us now live from odesa. good to see you. is this a trap or is this a matter of military logistics heading into the winter? well, the ukrainians think it might be. i tend to think that now it has been announced on tv in the way that it was in moscow, that news that there will be going ahead with it, i suspect the reason why they did it so publicly was to do with the political game back home in russia. will it be a trap? down here in southern ukraine? well, i would not be at all surprised if they left a few surprises for the ukrainians, booby—traps and so on, and it will be a very problematic military

activity for the russians to try to pull back if it is under fire. activity for the russians to try to pull back if it is underfire. i do think, though, that while it is the acknowledgement that they have suffered very serious setback, a defeat, because they were hoping to use kherson to put on along the black sea coast to this city where i am now, which feels actually quite functional and relatively normal, so that strategy has gone. but actually a longer term this may turn out to be one of the most sensible things the russians have done militarily because they are going back to prepare positions. they have been spotted on satellite imagery where they have poured concrete and got positions on the other side of the river. the river itself is a serious barrier and bridges have been blown there and if the ukrainians at some point wanted to mount an assault underfire across

point wanted to mount an assault under fire across the river, that is a considerable military undertaking. but can do ukrainians take advantage of this in a substantial way? obviously as you have pointed out they will proceed with extreme caution initially, but can they then take advantage?— take advantage? well, they will certainly harass _ take advantage? well, they will certainly harass the _ take advantage? well, they will certainly harass the russians i take advantage? well, they will certainly harass the russians as much as they can during any retreat unless there was some kind of behind—the—scenes deal that we don't know about. i am wildly speculating now, what if through third parties the russian said, right, we are going to pull back, but we need you not to destroy us as we are going but in return you will not be losing your forces as well? i don't know, maybe these things have been going on. the fact is that if it is a retreat under fire that is very hard to pull off for any army, particularly one that is not very functional like the russian army. so

i think it is the end of a chapter, but it is the beginning of a new one. what it is not is the end of the war, far from one. what it is not is the end of the war, farfrom it. the one. what it is not is the end of the war, far from it.— one. what it is not is the end of the war, far from it. the end of one cha ter, the war, far from it. the end of one chapter. but — the war, far from it. the end of one chapter, but not _ the war, far from it. the end of one chapter, but not the _ the war, far from it. the end of one chapter, but not the end _ the war, far from it. the end of one chapter, but not the end of - the war, far from it. the end of one chapter, but not the end of the - the war, far from it. the end of one | chapter, but not the end of the war. what re—calibrations will be going on on both sides over the winter? well, to start with at the moment in the autumn there has been an awful lot of rain. if you go to that area, and i have been to other parts of the front over the last few weeks as well, all over to the eastern side of the donbas, near the russian border, it is really muggy, and that means when they go off road moving vehicles, even track vehicles, is very difficult. but when the freeze comes and it gets extremely cold here in the winter, then actually it is easier to move around because all the mud freezes over and that will be the case right through until certainly april. it was april this year before the thaw came. i think

that what it means is that both sides will not be hunkering down through the winter, they will continue the fight. the ukrainians want more sophisticated weapons from nato, they want more powerful weapons, and they will as well be training more recruits to put into action because both sides have lost action because both sides have lost a lot of men on the front lines, killed and wounded, in their thousands and tens of thousands. so it has been a very bloody undertaking. as for the russians, they have this commander, the general who announced this, who is relatively new in the job and this may be his big idea, that they pull back to the other side of the river and from there they are able to hold onto that swathe of territory that they have that goes up from crimea up they have that goes up from crimea up to donbas and connects up with russia proper, and it may be a sign that they have decided to formally

abandon what has been quite clear that they will not be able to overcome the whole republic of ukraine, but they might be able to hold onto a lot of this territory that they have through the sham referendums incorporated with dubious legality into russia itself. jeremy bowen, our international editor in odesa. it's been announced that president putin will not attend the g20 summit next week in bali. foreign minister sergei lavrov is taking his place. there has been speculation that the russian leader is seeking to avoid potential confrontations with other world leaders, including presidentjoe biden who has already said he intends to conduct a private meeting with china's xijinping while he is there. a british man has been killed fighting in ukraine. simon lingard, from blackburn was killed when his unit was attacked on monday. he is the third briton known to have died in the conflict. a vigil was held last night, where friends and family gathered to remember him.

he heard about what's going on in ukraine and he knew it wasn't right and he wanted to go over there and he wanted to help them. use all his skills and his knowledge to do what he could to help them. my heartjust breaks for my children. at least like jackson said, he's a hero, and he's gone doing what he wanted to do and he will be remembered forever for what he's done. there's disruption on the london underground today because of strikes by members of the rmt and unite unions. a walk—out is also affecting overground services in the city. passengers were urged to check before travelling on thursday and friday morning, when services are also expected to be affected by the strike. the industrial action is part of a long—running dispute overjobs and pensions. let's talk to our transport correspondent katy austin who's at waterloo station in london this morning. katie, hello. this is the sixth such

24—hour strike this year by london underground workers, so commuters may have had some opportunity to figure out workarounds, but how much disruption is this causing? weill. figure out workarounds, but how much disruption is this causing?— disruption is this causing? well, a lot insured- _ disruption is this causing? well, a lot insured. i— disruption is this causing? well, a lot insured. i am _ disruption is this causing? well, a lot insured. i am next _ disruption is this causing? well, a lot insured. i am next to - disruption is this causing? well, a i lot insured. i am next to waterloo's underground station entrance and it is shattered, as you can see. all tube lines today are either partly or completely suspended, so in a nutshell there is little or no service across the entire london underground today. there is also a strike on the overground, which is mostly running ok, all the passengers can be worn there will be a last—minute disruption on the docklands light railway as well. some of those trains might not stop at some stations where they are shared with a tube station. also, when you have got the underground act of action and other public transport gets very busy. just around the corner from where i am standing, there are a number of bus

stops and we can see in the rush hour this morning how people were queueing to get onto those of us is. it looks very crowded indeed. it is notjust it looks very crowded indeed. it is not just today that we will see an impact. tomorrow morning it is likely there will be some disruption, especially early on in the morning, with services returning to normal throughout the day. it is the latest strike involving members of the rmt union and some unite members as well taking part in the action as well. there were talks with transport for london earlier this week to see if some progress could be made to stop this strike going ahead, but that did not work. those talks failed and it has gone ahead today. the rmt says it wants reassurances overjobs, that they will not be job cuts, and reassurances that there will not be detrimental changes to pensions after tfl signed a funding agreement with the government. tfl says nobody will lose theirjob under the plans and no proposals have been put

forward involving pension cuts and tfl has apologised to passengers for the disruption today. it is important to rememberfinally the disruption today. it is important to remember finally that this is separate to the ongoing disputes affecting at the railway across the country. there were going to be strikes on the railway last saturday and monday and wednesday. they were called off at the last minute and intensive talks to try and make progress and resolve that dispute are under way this week. briefly, is there another underground strike timetable to remind our viewers. you have outlined what the two size have been saying. where, if there is going to be any agreement or resolution, where is that going to come from? i mean, that remains to be seen at the moment. tfl has said it is open to further talks. they are not closing the door. it looks like both sides will try and have more talks when

they can to try and make some progress on that. but for now the message to people is check before you travel, especially tomorrow morning as well. this is really quite extensive disruption we are seeing and for the sixth time this year already. seeing and for the sixth time this year already-— year already. katie austin at waterloo — year already. katie austin at waterloo station. _ the chief executive of the high street chain next is urging the government to allow more foreign workers into the uk to deal with labour shortages. lord wolfson, the conservative peer who was a prominent backer of brexit, said the uk's current immigration policy was crippling growth. he's been speaking to our business editor simonjack. we have got people queuing up to come to this country to pick crops that are rotting in fields, to work in warehouses that otherwise wouldn't be operable. and we're not letting them in. we have to take a different approach to economically productive migration. we have to control immigration, but we have to control it in such a way that benefits our economy rather than cripples it. you were a pro—brexit businessperson, perhaps in a slight minority in that sense.

you've got growth is down, taxes are rising, trade has fallen very significantly. was this the brexit you wanted? i think in respect of immigration, it's definitely not the brexit that i wanted or indeed many people who voted brexit, but more importantly, the vast majority of the country. and we have to remember, we're all stuck in this brexit argument. we have to remember that what post—brexit britain looks like is not the preserve of those people who voted brexit. it's for all of us to decide. and when you look at the majority of people in britain, i think they have a very pragmatic view to immigration. yes, control it where it's damaging to the society, but let people in who can contribute. we're looking at an incredible squeeze, the worst squeeze on income since the 1950s. and it only looks like it's going to get worse as people have to refinance their mortgages. what do you think is the outlook? you've got some retail antenna, some of the best in the business. what do you see for next year? i think next year is going to be very tough. we're going to be in a recession. but i think there's a difference between recession and the end of the world.

it's going to be difficult, but it's not going to be impossible. and the interesting thing about a supply side recession is that the seeds of correction are automatically sown. so as demand drops and factories begin to empty, then prices begin to come down. and we're already seeing, beginning to see, factory prices for autumn/winter next year, spring/summer, the following year, beginning to come down in dollar terms. so we can already see the seeds of recovery in �*24, we just have to make sure that we get through next year in good shape. i think the one sort of silver lining to this recession is that we are in full employment and there are lots and lots of vacancies, too many vacancies. it's one of the things that's causing so much inflation. so whilst people will be squeezed, it's very unlikely that they won't be able to find work. and that's what makes this recession very different from, say, what we saw in the early �*90s and the �*80s. that was next boss lord wolfson speaking to our business editor simonjack.

presidentjoe biden has signalled his intention to run for office again in 2024 after his party, the democrats, performed better than previously expected in the mid—term elections. despite that, the republicans look set to take the house of representatives, the lower chamber of congress, and control of the senate is still too close to call. our washington correspondent nomia iqbal reports. america woke up to its latest reality. it still doesn't know who won the midterm elections. hey, buddy. joe biden, congratulations. congratulations. president biden looked relieved. the so—called red wave didn't happen. it had been predicted the republicans would dominate. he rang up winning democrats to say congratulations. congratulations. i'm so excited for you. back in a suit and tie president biden addressed the media.

and it was a good day, i think, for democracy, and i think it was a good day for america. pennsylvania gave him his biggest win. the hoodie wearing stroke survivorjohn fetterman beat the tv celebrity dr mehmet oz. he was backed by donald trump. many of mr trump's other candidates lost, suggesting his power over the party may be diminishing and strengthening in the hands of another republican rising conservative star ron desantis, who secured the governor race in florida. the people have delivered their verdict. freedom is here to stay. the race for the senate has come down to three states, including the state of georgia. we won't know the result of that until december. but republicans look set to take the house, which could impact president biden�*s ability to get laws passed. and let me say this, regardless, regardless of what the final tally in these elections show, and there's still some counting going on,

i'm prepared to work with my republican colleagues. but will the republicans work with him? it's likely that mr biden will run for the white house again, but it's very unlikely that his opponents will help make the rest of his term successful as they focus on winning the presidency in 202a. nomia iqbal, bbc news, washington. now it's time for a look at the weather and carol is here. it has been a really mild start to the day. and the mild theme continues. this morning there is a lot of cloud around, some patchy drizzle out towards the west, some persistent rain in the north—west, but we will see breaks in the cloud develop and sunny intervals come through. but we have got gusty winds in land and the strongest winds will be in the north—west, but mild for

this time of year, 13 to 16 degrees. heading on through this evening and overnight, once again a lot of cloud with murky conditions. the rain moves a bit further south across scotland and northern ireland before retreating northwards. it will still be windy and exceptionally mild for the time of year. overnight lows in some parts of the north 16 degrees. tomorrow very slowly this band of rain slips a little bit further south, still a lot of cloud, still windy, some brighter breaks developing through the day and temperature still above average for the time of year. hello this is bbc news, i'm annita mcveigh. the headlines. the number of people facing long waits for urgent cancer treatment across england, scotland and northern ireland has doubled in the past four years. the chief executive of high street chain next urges the government to let more foreign workers into the uk to help ease labour shortages.

a sixth 2a hour strike this year by london underground workers begins with nine tube lines being shut down. the food bank charity, the trussell trust says an extra 320,000 people have started using its services in the past six months. president zelensky says ukraine is moving �*very carefully�* after moscow announced its troops would withdraw from the key southern city of kherson. sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's mike bushell. good morning... it's the moment of truth for england's cricketers at the t20 world cup. they're playing india, in adelaide for place in sunday's final, against pakistan. england won the toss, and put india into bat, and they've only lost five wickets

and virat kohli led the charge with a half century, and it's looking like india will have a competitive total to defend. looking total to defend. around 160. that is competitive looking around 160. that is competitive although england will feel they can get it. it is going to be close, like so often in the t20 cricket. southampton have named nathanjones as their new manager — he leaves luton, to take over at southampton who are in the premier league relegation zone. jones says a lot of his family are saints fans and he knows a lot about the club. his first match in charge, will be at liverpool on saturday. now, england name their 26 man squad for the world cup this afternoon, and it's mounting injury concerns, that gareth southgate has to deal with — reece james is the latest defender to be ruled out..england legend alan shearer, says he's a bit worried. we should have enough to get out of

the group, we should win the group with the ability we have in our squad. i don't see is going as far as we have done in the last two tournaments. i will be concerned about is defensively.— tournaments. i will be concerned about is defensively. where do you reckon they — about is defensively. where do you reckon they will _ about is defensively. where do you reckon they will get _ about is defensively. where do you reckon they will get to? _ about is defensively. where do you reckon they will get to? i _ about is defensively. where do you reckon they will get to? i would - about is defensively. where do you| reckon they will get to? i would say ma a reckon they will get to? i would say may a quarterfinal. _ england fans, won't like this either. the tottenham manager, antonio conte saying that, captain harry kane, is "very, very tired". kane was substituted, in last night's loss to nottingham forest in the league cup. forest, the premier league's bottom side, took the lead after the break. through a fine curling, effort from renan lodi. and they then doubled their lead, and despite having a man sent off, were comfortable winners. manchester city, have won this trophy, 4 times, in the 5 seasons, and seem determined to continue their dominance — riyad mahrez scoring a free—kick, in a comfortable 2—0 win at the eti—had. iam

i am pleased with the players, the quality of them. they are just so good, doesn't matter what happened in the last result, they are a fantastic team. championship side blackburn rovers, west ham, 10—9 in an epic penalty shoot out at the london stadium. after 19 spot kicks, were scored, angelo og—bonna's effort, came crashing off the bar to send rovers, through. the holders liverpool were given a scare by derby county of league one. it finished goalless after 90 minutes, but the reds scraped through on penalties with harvey elliott scoring the decisive spot kick. celtic got their 8th win, on the trot in the scottish premiership, with a 2—1 win at motherwell. daizen maeda scored celtic�*s second, but they were forced to hold on at the end, after the home side pulled a goal back. celtic stay, seven points

clear of second place, rangers, who bounced back from last weekend's defeat. malik tillman scoring, the only goal of the match, as they beat hearts at ibrox. rugby league world cup after beating papua new guinea. they concededthe first try at headingley, but it was one way leah burke, scoring a hat—trick, in the 42 points to 4 win. england will play either defending champions australia, or new zealand, in the semi—final on monday. england have made the semi finals, after winning their group, in the men's wheelchair rugby league, world cup. they got into triple figures for the second game in a row beating ireland 121—0 at the copperbox in london. they will now face the runners—up of group b, and that could be wales, scotland or the usa. that's all the sport for now.

more now on our top story — the number of people facing long waits for urgent cancer treatment has doubled in the past four years across england, scotland and northern ireland. bbc analysis of nhs data showed 67,000 patients waited longer than the target of 62 days for care including surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy. we can speak now tojules fielder. jules is a cancer patient diagnosed last year with stage four lung cancer. the cancer has currently spread to her pelvis and spine. thank you for talking to us today. almost exactly a year ago, the 5th of november 2021, after he found a lump on the base of your collarbone. how long did it take after you found that longed to be seen first of all by your gp because that was the start of the process?— by your gp because that was the start of the process? yes, it was. it was hard _ start of the process? yes, it was. it was hard because _ start of the process? yes, it was. it was hard because initially - start of the process? yes, it was.

it was hard because initially we i it was hard because initially we were still in the covid pandemic. i made a phone call and was firstly askedif made a phone call and was firstly asked if i could send a photo. i used the strength within me to make sure i got an appointment to be seen, but it wasn't easy to initially to even get the appointment.— initially to even get the appointment. initially to even get the a- ointment. �* ., , appointment. after that first appointment. _ appointment. after that first appointment, tell _ appointment. after that first appointment, tell us - appointment. after that first appointment, tell us what i appointment. after that first - appointment, tell us what happened nextin appointment, tell us what happened next in terms of working your way through the system?— next in terms of working your way through the system? after that, you are on a two-week— through the system? after that, you are on a two-week pathway - through the system? after that, you are on a two-week pathway which i are on a two—week pathway which obviously delays were showing back then when i was in the system, going through to ent, then ultrasound and your ct scans, you cannot guarantee your ct scans, you cannot guarantee you will get them in the two—week time frame the cancer patient should receive. ., ., ., , , time frame the cancer patient should receive. ., ., ., _ ,, ., receive. you are obviously desperate to know what — receive. you are obviously desperate to know what was _ receive. you are obviously desperate to know what was going _ receive. you are obviously desperate to know what was going on, - receive. you are obviously desperate to know what was going on, what - receive. you are obviously desperate| to know what was going on, what was that waiting like for you? it is torture. that waiting like for you? it is torture- it — that waiting like for you? it is torture. it is _ that waiting like for you? it is torture. it is absolute - that waiting like for you? it 3 torture. it is absolute turmoil being in that position. especially

when, you know, for me being 37 years old and fighting. i knew my body was delivering messages that i had signs and symptoms i was unaware of at the time was going to lead me to a lung cancer diagnosis. i'm thankful i had macmillan by my side because they carried me through those times when you are on the waiting game. ii those times when you are on the waiting game-— those times when you are on the waiting game. if he didn't have the answers you _ waiting game. if he didn't have the answers you were _ waiting game. if he didn't have the answers you were waiting - waiting game. if he didn't have the answers you were waiting to - waiting game. if he didn't have the answers you were waiting to hear. answers you were waiting to hear from the medical experts themselves, you needed somebody there to support you, to talk to you and keep you going to reassure you?— going to reassure you? correct. obviously, — going to reassure you? correct. obviously, when _ going to reassure you? correct. obviously, when i _ going to reassure you? correct. obviously, when i did _ going to reassure you? correct. obviously, when i did receive . going to reassure you? correct. l obviously, when i did receive my diagnosis i had it from a consultant in the ear nose and throat team who couldn't give me any information about my diagnosis. he literally just delivered me the message, you have got lung cancer and sent me home. i had to wait for another

appointment to come through to speak to someone who could explain exactly what i was about to face. that to someone who could explain exactly what i was about to face.— what i was about to face. that is dreadful, that _ what i was about to face. that is dreadful, that is _ what i was about to face. that is dreadful, that is dreadful. - what i was about to face. that is dreadful, that is dreadful. you l what i was about to face. that is i dreadful, that is dreadful. you have been given that diagnosis, you want some more information at that point. how long did you have to wait for that next appointment to find out what would happen next? i that next appointment to find out what would happen next?- that next appointment to find out what would happen next? i think it came through _ what would happen next? i think it came through between _ what would happen next? i think it came through between ten - what would happen next? i think it came through between ten to i what would happen next? i think it came through between ten to 14 i what would happen next? i think it. came through between ten to 14 days came through between ten to 1a days afterwards. that is too long for someone to sit and wait to face... to face what you have got to battle with. �* ., ., . , ., with. and how long then, jules, to start treatment _ with. and how long then, jules, to start treatment after _ with. and how long then, jules, to start treatment after that - with. and how long then, jules, to start treatment after that point? l with. and how long then, jules, to i start treatment after that point? my start treatment after that point? ij�*i treatment start treatment after that point? ii1: treatment came reasonably start treatment after that point? ii1 treatment came reasonably quickly. i was diagnosed on the 5th of november and i started my treatment on the 13th of december. in between waiting, i still had to go through more ct scans, pep scans, mri scans before i could start treatment. teiiii before i could start treatment. tell us how you — before i could start treatment. tell us how you are _

before i could start treatment. tell us how you are doing now and the treatment you are continuing to have? i understand you have scans every three months?— have? i understand you have scans every three months? yes, i am a drug that was approved _ every three months? yes, i am a drug that was approved in 2015. _ every three months? yes, i am a drug that was approved in 2015. so - every three months? yes, i am a drug that was approved in 2015. so far i that was approved in 2015. so far every scan i have a three months has put me at stable, because i am incurable. however, iam put me at stable, because i am incurable. however, i am facing the fact that now my ct scan was due last week, my three monthly scan and i have no idea when i am going to receive that scan. i have just been informed there is a backlog because they face a shortage of staff. 50 no they face a shortage of staff. so no idea when you _ they face a shortage of staff. so no idea when you have _ they face a shortage of staff. so no idea when you have that _ they face a shortage of staff. so no idea when you have that on - they face a shortage of staff. so no idea when you have that on those l idea when you have that on those three—month appointments are really important to you because if you are told again all being well you are still stable, that presumably gives you some measure of reassurance? absolutely. my lifeline has been taken away from me. i can only talk on behalf of myself and many others in the cancer community who will be facing the same as i am. we

shouldn't be in this position where you are taking that lifeline away from a cancer patient. i have already been failed in the system by not being picked up in the covid pandemic to now no i don't know when i am going to be told if i have another three months to live. jules, thank ou another three months to live. jules, thank you for _ another three months to live. jules, thank you for talking _ another three months to live. jules, thank you for talking to _ another three months to live. jules, thank you for talking to us. - another three months to live. jules, thank you for talking to us. it i another three months to live. jules, thank you for talking to us. it is i thank you for talking to us. it is really brave of you, we appreciate it and all of us here wish you the very best. it and all of us here wish you the very itest-— some of your responses to a shout out of your experiences waiting to be seen to get an appointment, diagnosis or treatment of where cancer is suspected. sarah smart say she had lung biopsies taken over three weeks ago and waiting is the hardest part, waiting if it is cancer or lung disease. i cannot fight what i don't know, mentally and physically draining, especially as a single parent. we send you our best wishes.

also someone said, i was referred by the bowel cancer screening programme for suspected bowel cancer, a small stage one tumour was found but i had to wait four months to start treatment, by which time it had spread and i am now at stage four, says this person. and this one is a slightly better take on the situation from peta, diagnosed with bladder cancer in may 2021, had many tests including mri scans, two operations, chemo treatments and older than 18 months and i have been told they may have certain procedures repeated over the next three years and i can only praise the nhs for their speedy efficiency. a better story from peter. do continue to get in touch with your experiences. how long have you had to wait or have you had what you had to wait or have you had what you consider to be timely treatment? you can do that on twitter at anita bbc and use the hashtag bbc your questions. the foodbank charity

the trussell trust says an extra 320,000 people have started using its services in the past six months. the trust has handed out 1.3 million emergency food parcels since april. jon ironmonger reports. that's fruit, fish, meat. do you get bored with getting so much beans and spaghetti? tricia and christina are sorting through the latest donations there are 10,000 kilos worth in the warehouse, but it is never quite enough. what is the main thing that you need most of all? well, it's not a necessary but we are always very short of sweet extras. puddings, jellies, custards. lunch time and at this church across town dozens of parcels are ready to pick up. more families are using food banks in northamptonshire and organisers of this one say friday today is always the busiest session, probably because there are no free school meals over the weekend.

the expectation today is eight families of 3—4 and three families of five plus, one of which is a family of ten. wow. lovely, thank you. mum of two yana is out of work, waiting to start her newjob in the care sector. we got through, oh, that's nice. sometimes i feel like i've done something wrong, you know. i can't pay my bills but when you see the prices in the shops they are so crazy, aren't they? you shouldn't feel that way. i know. you are going to get through this. i am going to get through this and i am going to be strong and thanks to the foodbank for this really big help in my difficult time. the number of parcels handed out by this food bank and others in northamptonshire has tripled since 2017. yeah, i can't use my cooker. so what do you intend to do? how do you...? i microwave. do you do three meals a day or...?

one. one meal a day? one meal a day. how many children have you got? i've got four. agnieska's my husband was signed off sick from work injune. do worry about heating? i do. when you don't put the heating on, you can feel her hands are cold, but when you put your heating on you worry about how high is the bill going to be? the trussell trust says 320,000 people have started using their food banks in the past six months. i've always said the happiest day of my life when they turn round and say i don't need you any more. i've been doing this for nine years and i shouldn't be having to do it, nobody should have to. as it is, the need for donations and volunteers like donna has scarcely been greater. for more on this let's talk to the chief executive of eastbourne foodbank, howard wardle. thank you forjoining us, he founded the foodbank back in 2011 and in its

first month i understand you provided food for 30 people. in the last month, how many people have you provided food for? last last month, how many people have you provided food for?— provided food for? last month, 2000. 2000? that — provided food for? last month, 2000. 2000? that is — provided food for? last month, 2000. 2000? that is quite _ provided food for? last month, 2000. 2000? that is quite a _ provided food for? last month, 2000. 2000? that is quite a jump. _ provided food for? last month, 2000. 2000? that is quite a jump. not i 2000? that is quite a jump. not surprising given the circumstances? a hugejump. we are surprising given the circumstances? a huge jump. we are feeding surprising given the circumstances? a hugejump. we are feeding about 2000, about 850 of those people are children, which is quite awful, really. children, which is quite awful, reall . �* ~' ., children, which is quite awful, reall. �* ,, ., ., , really. and we know in the latest research from _ really. and we know in the latest research from the _ really. and we know in the latest research from the trussel - really. and we know in the latest research from the trussel trust, | research from the trussel trust, they are saying one in five individuals referred to their network of foodbank now comes from a working household, is that your experience as well? yes working household, is that your experience as well?— working household, is that your experience as well? yes it is, we are seeing _ experience as well? yes it is, we are seeing people _ experience as well? yes it is, we are seeing people from - experience as well? yes it is, we are seeing people from working. are seeing people from working families, we are seeing people on benefits, seeing older people, people on pensions. the whole range, there is no part of society that we do not see through our food banks at the moment, i am afraid. d0

do not see through our food banks at the moment, i am afraid.— do not see through our food banks at the moment, i am afraid. do you have enou~h the moment, i am afraid. do you have enough stock — the moment, i am afraid. do you have enough stock to _ the moment, i am afraid. do you have enough stock to give _ the moment, i am afraid. do you have enough stock to give food _ the moment, i am afraid. do you have enough stock to give food to - the moment, i am afraid. do you have enough stock to give food to all i the moment, i am afraid. do you have enough stock to give food to all of i enough stock to give food to all of these people? there is the added difficulty, as we saw in that report, people may not want food that they may need to switch their cook on to cook because they may want to try and use their microwave? exactly. we have been incredibly fortunate we have had some good harvest festival donation so we're pretty well stocked for food at the moment. also, the number of people who have given us financial donations, we have been able buy food. we are ok. come every day we buy bread, fruit and vegetables to give to people. but as you say, that is changing because a lot of people cannot afford to cook things like potatoes. they look for tin potatoes that they can eat cold and those sort of things are becoming more and more apparent each day really. 50 more apparent each day really. so people aren't even heating up the items in tins, for example, if they can avoid it to avoid having to

worry about their energy bills? to worry about their energy bills? trr put their cooker and, yes. people who use their ovens, it is just not what happens. we also have a number of people, it is typical of people in temporary accommodation who only have a kettle. so it might be things like pot noodle or instant smash which can be quickly produced without a huge drain on their energy resource. the without a huge drain on their energy resource. : : without a huge drain on their energy resource. , , , ., , resource. the trussel trust has talked about _ resource. the trussel trust has talked about foodbank - resource. the trussel trust has i talked about foodbank themselves being at breaking point, do you feel in that position, you and your colleagues at eastbourne foodbank? we are overwhelmed, that is without question. i would we are overwhelmed, that is without question. iwould not we are overwhelmed, that is without question. i would not say we are at breaking point, we are coping and we have a very resilient, very strong team and we work together very well. we are coping at the moment but we are anxious as to what is going to happen towards christmas and then when the cold weather really hits after christmas. i think the demand

will be increasing because people will be increasing because people will be increasing because people will be paying more on fuel and not having enough money to buy the food and we will have to fill those gaps. we wish you good luck, howard. founder of the eastbourne foodbank, thank you for talking to us today. thank you. matt hancock took part in his first bushtucker trial and met his fellow campmates in last night's i'm a celebrity. during his trial the former health secretary had to crawl through a tunnel while covered in sludge and bugs. his arrival was met with mixed reaction by contestants — boy george said it was "difficult" to have him there after his mother had been in hospital during the pandemic, and journalist charlene white quizzed him on why he was taking part. so why did you do it? why did i do it? yellow — so why did you do it? why did i do it? yellow case, _ so why did you do it? why did i do it? yellow case, why _ so why did you do it? why did i do it? yellow case, why are - so why did you do it? why did i do it? yellow case, why are you i so why did you do it? why did i do | it? yellow case, why are you here? the honest— it? yellow case, why are you here? the honest truth, there is so few ways— the honest truth, there is so few ways in— the honest truth, there is so few ways in which politicians can show

that we _ ways in which politicians can show that we are — ways in which politicians can show that we are human beings. sol ways in which politicians can show that we are human beings. so ijust thought— that we are human beings. so ijust thought it _ that we are human beings. so ijust thought it would be good to do that. and i thought it would be good to do that. and i have _ thought it would be good to do that. and i have a sense of adventure. you want people — and i have a sense of adventure. you want people to _ and i have a sense of adventure. i'm, want people to see you for you. and i have a sense of adventure. you want people to see you for you. i i want people to see you for you. i hope so. pr guru mark borkowski gives celebrities advise on their career. good to have you with us, what did you make of matt hancock's decision to go into the jungle you make of matt hancock's decision to go into thejungle in the you make of matt hancock's decision to go into the jungle in the first place and what did you make of his appearance last night? first place and what did you make of his appearance last night?— appearance last night? first of all, it was a remarkable _ appearance last night? first of all, it was a remarkable booking i appearance last night? first of all, it was a remarkable booking from | it was a remarkable booking from itv. there has been nonstop coverage. for matt hancock it strikes me that he clearly doesn't see himself as a serious politician any longer and his entrance into the camp was greeted with shock by some of those people who were completely unaware about it. sean walsh, the comedian who left strictly come dancing spent the first three minutes laughing his head off. it is slightly sad in terms of politicians

have to be celebrities and to be celebrities outside westminster and the political sphere. that is clearly what he is trying to do. i think he is deluded, he looked slightly awkward and i think he is going to have a bit of a rocky time in there. but he has got the sort of teflon ego, possibly not to be bothered about it and he will do his best to build something toast his time in thejungle. d0 best to build something toast his time in the jungle.— time in the “ungle. do you think --eole no time in the jungle. do you think people go into _ time in the jungle. do you think people go into this _ time in the jungle. do you think people go into this contest i time in the jungle. do you think people go into this contest of. time in the jungle. do you think i people go into this contest of ideas of rehabilitation, rehabilitating their public image if they feel they need that? do you think matt hancock is one of those people going in thinking that if only people see the real me they will get to really like me? i real me they will get to really like me? ., . : real me they will get to really like me? ,, ., , ., real me they will get to really like me? ~' ., , ., . . ., me? i think that is a cliche that ioes me? i think that is a cliche that goes with _ me? i think that is a cliche that goes with this. _ me? i think that is a cliche that goes with this. yes, _ me? i think that is a cliche that goes with this. yes, many, i me? i think that is a cliche that i goes with this. yes, many, many celebrities, true celebrities of the

entertainment and sporting world have gone into the jungle and proved they have a huge report with the public, the public like them and they have gone on to reboot their careers and some have built significant careers outside of that. that does surprise people they are not who they seem to be from the way the media treats them. i guess that is what matt hancock is clinging to. but you really do need to understand this programme, it is very well produced format. there are cameras everywhere and you have got to be providing the stuff that you can beat the edit. itv will be keeping cameras on him, they have paid him a lot of money, supposedly, said they want the value back. they want to create disruption in the camp, they want to create television moments. matt hancock, it is about him being cannon fodderfor this matt hancock, it is about him being cannon fodder for this format. but he could surprise us all. we could see a personality we didn't know and

this could thrust him forward to do something else. look at ed balls on strictly, projected a big career as a pundit and a personality. somehow my instincts suggest he has gone into this not really knowing what's going on and it feels slightly desperate. i think the public might think he will come across as fairly sad and it is whether or not we have empathy with him for that and stay with him and he gets, as i said, the television time to prove himself. let's see, we must leave it there but good to get your thoughts. remembrance day is approaching, and it's a poignant time where we can reflect on and remember those who sacrificed their lives in active service. and alongside the red poppy, there's also the purple one — to highlight the contribution animals have made during conflict, and to ensure their service isn't forgotten,

as jacob tomlinson reports. at the end of the day they served alongside each other. one needed the other. so we remember them all. fin a other. so we remember them all. on a cold autumn — other. so we remember them all. on a cold autumn morning, _ other. so we remember them all. on a cold autumn morning, these volunteers are getting straight to work. they are addressing this horse in purple parties, in memory of those animals that fought and lost their lives in the great wars. irate their lives in the great wars. we have not their lives in the great wars. - have got the wreath, we have got the head collar and we have got the rug that has been decorated with hand knitted and crocheted properties from our team of volunteers. each earthe from our team of volunteers. each year the murphy's _ from our team of volunteers. each year the murphy's army _ from our team of volunteers. each year the murphy's army purple party campaign designed a new puppy for the volunteers to make before addressing the holes all over again. we have around 100 people making those for us now. this year we estimate that we have taken in 5000 knitted or crocheted poppies. we

came up with the idea in 2016 and at that point in time very few people had heard of the purple poppy. i feel it is extremely important the animals are remembered alongside their human counterparts. so many people are familiar, quite rightly, with the traditional red poppy but very few, until that point had heard of the purple poppy. very few, until that point had heard of the purple poppy-— of the purple poppy. never forget, the animals _ of the purple poppy. never forget, the animals served _ of the purple poppy. never forget, the animals served as _ of the purple poppy. never forget, the animals served as well, - of the purple poppy. never forget, the animals served as well, they i of the purple poppy. never forget, i the animals served as well, they had no choice: _ the animals served as well, they had no choice. they still serve us today: — no choice. they still serve us toda . ~ , ., . no choice. they still serve us toda .~ ,., . ., ., today. with remembrance day around the corner, today. with remembrance day around the corner. it — today. with remembrance day around the corner, it is _ today. with remembrance day around the corner, it is not _ today. with remembrance day around the corner, it is not only _ today. with remembrance day around the corner, it is not only a _ today. with remembrance day around the corner, it is not only a time i today. with remembrance day around the corner, it is not only a time to i the corner, it is not only a time to remember our fallen soldiers but those on four legs who fought by their side. it is time for the weather with carol kirkwood. good morning. exceptionally mild time, overnight tonight. what is

happening today, we have this weather front draped across the north of scotland and that is producing persistent rain. look at theice producing persistent rain. look at the ice bards, squeeze tightly together tells you it will be windy. the wind is what bringing is the mild air and the wind is what bringing is the mild airand it the wind is what bringing is the mild air and it is coming up from the mid—atlantic, pulling them out there across the country and we still have the persistent rain across northern and western scotland. it started falling overnight. we have patchy rain towards the west and a lot of cloud around as well. through the day we have holes developing in the cloud, a bit of sunshine but where ever you are evil notice the gusty winds. the strongest winds will be across the north west where we have got a 50 to 60 miles an hour, so gales but inland, 43 across the north of england and about 28 as a push towards the south—east. temperatures, 13 to about 16 north to south. as we head through the evening and overnight, once again they will be a lot of cloud around,

some misty and murky conditions, patchy drizzle in the west. the reina scotland moves further south and crosses more of northern ireland before it retreats through the course of the night and it is still going to be windy. tonight is also going to be windy. tonight is also going to be exceptionally mild for the time of year. these are overnight lows between 11 and 16 degrees, 16 in aberdeen, edinburgh and also belfast. this time of year the overnight lows should be closer to three to six degrees north to south, so you can see, huge difference. i'll start tomorrow but once again fairly cloudy and murky. patchy drizzle coming out of the thick cloud in the west and a weather front now starts to advance slowly southwards, so it will dry up in the outer hebrides, isle of skye and western parts of northern ireland. temperatures are 13 to 17 degrees in sunnier skies in the south—east. as we head into the weekend, we have got weather fronts

retreating northwards. the isobars open up much more so it is not going to be as windy but that could lead us to some problems this weekend with mist and fog being slow to clear. on saturday, the rain retreats northwards, some sunshine around and temperatures up to about 17.

this is bbc news, i'm annita mcveigh, these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. president zelensky says ukraine is moving "very carefully" after moscow announced its troops would withdraw from the key southern city of kherson. i think it is the end of a chapter but it is the beginning of a new one. what it is not is the end of the war, far from one. what it is not is the end of the war, farfrom it. the number of people facing long waits for urgent cancer treatment across england, scotland and northern ireland has doubled in the past four years. family say they wish their loved ones were seen by doctor sooner. would the chemo have done any good if he had had that sooner? i honestly don't know. it is not something we are ever going to be able to answer

and we have got to live with that. the chief executive of british high street chain next urges